Why Your Favorite Bands Actually Disbanded

Published on 04/28/2021
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Drugs And Booze Ravaged The Allman Brothers

Gregg Allman would experience a pair of tragedies when the singer’s brother, called Duane, died in a motorcycle collision, as did another member, in a single year within the same city. Then there was the antagonism with Dickey Betts, the guitarist. The band was plagued with ego clashes and they were spending more money than they were earning in 1976. Gregg would end up taking the stand during a band’s associate’s drug possession court case. The band then felt betrayed by Gregg’s testimony, which destroyed the band.

Drugs And Booze Ravaged The Allman Brothers

Drugs And Booze Ravaged The Allman Brothers

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